November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
...sufficient and Earth-independent. In situ resource utilisation is required development, as well as comfortable EVA spacesuits, and sustainable food and water systems. Also necessary are mobile exploration vehicles and ascent propulsion for the return...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
... agriculture on Mars would be tightly linked. While traditional outdoor agriculture on Mars would likely be impossible, some form of food production would be necessary to supply the colony with adequate nutrition to sustain itself. And unlike air and...
November 2018
How many people does it take to colonise an exoplanet?
... entire spaceship Our next step towards this will be to investigate the food requirements of the crew. While a crew of 500 might have ... a difference this could make is not straightforward. Food requirements vary according to gender, age, and physical ...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
...many of the functions interact. For the nearer-term, pre-packaged food will be used for the bulk of a crews’ nutritional needs .... It is expected that some capability to produce fresh food supplements will be needed before crews venture far beyond the...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
...ways to convert no longer needed mission waste such as food packaging, clothing and hygiene items into inert gases and ... for the suborbital flight included items such as food packaging, food simulant, faecal simulant, hygiene wipes, cotton washcloths...
February 2016
Shifting Space Perspectives: Artistic Research as Connective Research Area
...is not only meant to handle the necessary living products (air, food, water and waste) but also contribute to the psychological well-being...assist in recycling carbon dioxide to oxygen and deliver food products. These cells are illuminated (by the sun ...
